The Municipality of Pérez Zeledón, south of San José, approved an initiative to promote the construction of a cableway to Chirripó, Costa Rica’s highest peak. The project, however, is already facing ...

CERRO CHIRRIPÓ — My biggest piece of advice as you hike Costa Rica’s tallest mountain: Don’t look up. If you do, you’ll understand exactly how much farther you have to climb. Cerro Chirripó towers ...

In Chirripó National Park, most of the year is marked by heavy rainfall. The park experiences a very short dry season compared to the rest of Costa Rica, resulting in up to nearly 80 inches of rain ...

The main attraction in Chirripo National Park, on the northwest corner of La Amistad International Park (60 mi/100 km southeast of San Jose), is Mount Chirripo. At 12,600 ft/3,840 m, it is Costa ...

The tallest peak in Costa Rica is the Cerro Chirripó, at 3820 meters (12,533 feet) above sea level. Throughout the years, it has drawn many locals and foreigners to climb up to the summit: these next ...

If you want to be on top of the world from Costa Rica, here is where you need to be. Chirripo is the highest point in terms of elevation in Costa Rica, measuring up to roughly 3,820 m above sea-level.

To stand atop Cerro Chirripo, at 12,530 feet Costa Rica’s highest peak, and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles away, you must first excel at waking up in the dark. Four a.m. is ...

Waking up before dawn to hike uphill for miles isn’t usually my idea of a relaxing vacation. But on a recent trip to Costa Rica, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to scale the country’s highest peak, ...

On the peak of Costa Rica’s tallest mountain, the land around “eternal waters” provide a home to a new species. Omar Zuñiga In Chirripó National Park, most of the year is marked by heavy rainfall. The ...